Martial Arts Club Recruitment

Back in the dormitory, just as Su Yi was about to begin cultivating, his phone rang.

He picked it up, saw that it was Xue Hang calling, and answered straight away.

"Junior Brother, are you free?"

Xue Hang's booming voice came through the phone.

"I am. What is it, Senior Brother?"

"It's like this—the Martial Arts Club is about to recruit new members. I wanted to ask if you're interested."

With the new students enrolling, every club was preparing to recruit fresh blood. The Martial Arts Club, Magic Martial Academy's most important club, was naturally beginning its recruitment as well.

As the top freshman, Su Yi was naturally their first choice.

Su Yi frowned. The Martial Arts Club wielded considerable authority, and he did have some interest in joining.

But handling miscellaneous affairs was far too cumbersome. His most pressing priority was still cultivation.

No matter how little work he was assigned, it would still need to be dealt with, inevitably delaying his cultivation.

His time was already tight. Besides his usual classes, he still had to cram knowledge about the Underground Cave.

He had not even found the time to visit the Battle Art Room once.

After considering it for a moment, he said, "Senior Brother, I'm afraid I don't have the time to join the Martial Arts Club."

He then explained his current schedule to Xue Hang.

Xue Hang fell silent after hearing Su Yi's explanation. Then, as if struck by another thought, he smiled and said, "You don't necessarily have to take up any position. You can just put your name down.

It's understandable that you need time to cultivate. A lot of members only have their names on the roster."

There were also people in the Martial Arts Club who did not want to handle miscellaneous affairs and devoted themselves wholly to cultivation. The club was rather tolerant in this regard.

With Su Yi, the top freshman, putting his name down in the Martial Arts Club, it would also make recruitment among the new students easier.

"If that's the case, then I can join the Martial Arts Club."

"Good. When are you free to come by the Martial Arts Club and sign the membership form?"

"Now."

Since he had already agreed, Su Yi did not dawdle and planned to go over immediately to sign the membership form.

"Alright, I'll wait for you here."

After Su Yi ended the call, Xue Hang tossed his head back and said smugly to the president, "Done!"

The Martial Arts Club President smiled and nodded. "With Su Yi joining, recruiting among the freshmen will be much easier."

The Martial Arts Club did not accept just anyone. Those able to enter it were never lacking in talent, yet they would not necessarily choose to join the club.

Perhaps unable to stand Xue Hang's smug manner, someone sneered, "What are you so pleased about? Isn't he just putting his name down? He's playing this trick the moment he joins the Martial Arts Club—taking the benefits without doing any work, is that it?"

Xue Hang's expression changed sharply at once. He stood up, slammed a hand down on the table, and pointed at the speaker as he demanded, "Zhuang Xuan, what do you mean by that?"

With Xue Hang pointing at him, Zhuang Xuan did not indulge him either. He rose to confront Xue Hang head-on. "What do I mean? Exactly what the words say!"

He and Xue Hang had never gotten along, always picking fights whenever they could.

Besides, he was only a freshman. Third Grade Mid Stage—who wasn't?

He cultivated only Blood Qi and not battle arts. He did not think much of that kind of Third Grade Mid Stage at all.

He had not been present during the Branch Academy battle and knew nothing of Su Yi's record that Huang Jing had mentioned. In his eyes, Su Yi had surely only cultivated Blood Qi and had no time to cultivate battle arts.

Otherwise, it simply made no sense.

A freshman was making so many demands before even joining the Martial Arts Club. Countless people wanted in but could not get in.

A chill flashed through Xue Hang's eyes as he said sternly, "Are you determined to go against me? You spout sarcasm and veiled jabs every day. Come on, let's go to the Arena and have a spar!"

"Fine! Who's afraid of you?"

Who was afraid of whom? Zhuang Xuan did not care in the slightest. Their Blood Qi and battle arts were about the same, and it was not their first time fighting.

At worst, they would get injured together again. Could Xue Hang possibly have broken through to Third-Rank High Stage?

"Enough. Both of you, say less."

The Martial Arts Club President frowned and rebuked them.

"Humph!" X2.

Only after seeing the two sit down again did the president continue, "He's merely putting his name down. What is there to argue about? Since he has no time to handle matters, then let him put his name down."

There were quite a few people in the Martial Arts Club who only had their names on the roster and did no work. They were all older students, and usually as hard to command as stones.

Zhuang Xuan said coldly, "President, I just can't stand it. He's a freshman, and before he's even joined the club, he's already thinking about doing nothing and taking only the benefits.

If he's stronger than me, then naturally I won't say another word. At a Martial University, the strong come first."

"Wait a minute?"

Now Xue Hang was interested. Did this guy still not know about Su Yi's record?

Seeing everyone look at him, Xue Hang curled his lip and looked at Zhuang Xuan with amusement. "Stronger than you, right? You're very strong, are you?"

From Xue Hang's tone, it sounded like he thought he was inferior to a freshman?

Zhuang Xuan rolled his neck and said irritably, "No matter what, I'm still far stronger than some freshman who just enrolled and only cultivates Blood Qi."

Only cultivates Blood Qi? Xue Hang sneered inwardly. In that case, don't blame me for digging a pit.

He had absolute confidence in Su Yi. He was an unrivaled genius who could solo a Third-Rank High Stage opponent even at early Third Rank.

Zhuang Xuan? His combat strength was only about on par with Xue Hang's.

Xue Hang shook his head and said skeptically, "Really? I don't believe it!"

Xue Hang's sarcastic tone made Zhuang Xuan's defenses crack a little. Since when had he become worse than a freshman?

The veins in Zhuang Xuan's neck bulged as he said coldly, "Fine. I'll have a proper match with him later and see who's stronger."

Xue Hang continued in that mocking tone, "You say you want to compete, so he has to compete with you? Who do you think you are?"

It wouldn't do to let Su Yi get dragged into trouble for nothing. At the very least, he had to squeeze some Credit Points out of him.

Otherwise, as his senior brother, he really wouldn't have the face to meet Su Yi.

"What do you want?"

Leaning back in his chair, Xue Hang spread his hands and sneered. "A match? Who has the time to fool around with you if there's no wager? Two hundred Credit Points!"

Xue Hang knew Zhuang Xuan's background like the back of his hand. His family was fairly well-off; two hundred Credit Points wouldn't break his bones, but it would definitely make his heart bleed.

Xue Hang's words made Zhuang Xuan come to his senses somewhat.

How could anyone who had gotten into Magic Martial Academy be a fool? With things laid out this plainly, how could Zhuang Xuan fail to understand?

Xue Hang was baiting him. Did he really have that much confidence in Su Yi?

Seeing Zhuang Xuan hesitate, Xue Hang became a little anxious. Was this guy really going to back down?

After weighing things in his mind, he abruptly changed tack and continued mocking him. "No way! No way! You actually need to think about this? Why don't you just admit defeat and admit that you're trash!

A weakling who still provokes an idiot stronger than himself."

Xue Hang's words completely backed Zhuang Xuan into a corner. Even if it killed him, he couldn't admit defeat.

But now that things had been said this far, there was no step left for him to climb down from.

The people around them were all watching the show. Even the Club President merely watched coldly without saying a word, letting the two of them make a scene.

Gritting his teeth, he refused to believe he could really lose to a freshman!

He wasn't some Blood Qi martial artist. His Battle Arts were honed to perfection, and he even had a C-rank broadsword.

"Fine, it's a bet!"

"Good. The moment Su Yi gets here, we'll open the fighting arena."

Northern Magic Martial Academy.

There were not many buildings in the north. The most conspicuous one was the six-story building that housed the Martial Arts Club Headquarters.

Su Yi soon arrived at the entrance of the Martial Arts Club and called Xue Hang.

Less than two minutes after the call ended, Xue Hang appeared before Su Yi. Yet instead of taking him inside immediately, he looked somewhat uneasy, as though embarrassed to speak.

Although he firmly believed Su Yi would win and had even secured two hundred Credit Points, he had agreed to it on his own without discussing it with Su Yi first.

The root of the matter mostly lay in the conflict between Zhuang Xuan and himself, which made it hard for him to save face.

Seeing Xue Hang fidgeting uneasily and hesitating to speak, Su Yi was filled with confusion. What was wrong with Xue Hang?

Still smiling, he asked, "What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

Xue Hang gritted his teeth. His junior brother had such a good temperament; there probably wouldn't be a problem.

"It's like this..."

Xue Hang briefly explained the wager. At the end, he added, "I don't want a single point of those two hundred Credit Points—they're all yours, Junior Brother!

If you lose, I'll cover it. Though of course, how could you possibly lose to that guy?"

Two hundred Credit Points? Su Yi's eyes lit up. He had just spent so much, and now he could replenish some of it.

He did not mind that Xue Hang had made the wager in his name. Since the other party had a conflict with Xue Hang, they definitely would not get along with him either.

Sooner or later, he would be targeted anyway. Whether he fought sooner or later, wasn't it all the same? Besides, Xue Hang had secured two hundred Credit Points for him.

Two hundred Credit Points were enough for five or six Third-Rank missions.

"No problem, Senior Brother. I accept. I should be thanking you for giving me a chance to earn Credit Points."

Su Yi said with a smile. He did not say he would share some of the Credit Points with Xue Hang if he won. These Credit Points had originally been secured by Xue Hang as an apology; saying so would only make him feel awkward.

Hearing Su Yi's words, Xue Hang's heart warmed. Su Yi did not blame him in the slightest for his presumptuousness, casually brushing aside the fact that he had acted first and reported later. Instead, he even thanked him!

What a wonderful junior brother. No wonder their teacher praised his temperament—he really did have an excellent nature.

But that kind of temperament would not do when dealing with others.

After thinking it over, Xue Hang reminded him, "When you get on the fighting arena later, you absolutely can't let your guard down. Although Zhuang Xuan and I don't get along, it hasn't reached the point of a blood feud."

He wouldn't go so far as to strike to kill, but once you stepped onto the ring, life and death were your own responsibility. Not everyone could hold back in time, and deaths on the ring were far from uncommon.

You absolutely must not go easy on him either. Until someone admits defeat, it isn't over."

Although Xue Hang had great confidence in Su Yi and knew of his record, he had never seen Su Yi's strength with his own eyes. Besides, it wasn't as though there had never been cases of the weak defeating the strong on the ring.

Things like combat experience were all extremely important.

"Alright."

Su Yi replied with equal seriousness.

"Zhuang Xuan is at the Third Grade Mid Stage. Among those at the Third Grade Mid Stage, he can be considered fairly strong. He cultivates a Mid-Grade Blade Art and movement technique.

His blade art has reached Major Achievement. He uses a C-Grade alloy broadsword, and his combat instincts are fairly good as well. His Blood Qi isn't as high as yours—just over 600 cal, with an explosive output of around 230 cal.

After all, his family circumstances are pretty good. He also has C-Grade Boots and Fourth-Rank Inner Armor."

As Xue Hang led Su Yi toward the Arena, he explained Zhuang Xuan's information.

His Blood Qi was quite a bit higher than Zhuang Xuan's, but that inner armor was truly rather shameless in fights between those of the same grade.

Otherwise, when had he ever been unable to suppress him? It was just that as they fought, it would always turn into a war of attrition that consumed Blood Qi.